Grant Street Sonny Landreth

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  • Release Date: 01/25/2005
  • Sales Rank: 14,058
  • Label: SUGARHILL
  • UPC: 015891399423

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Grant Street

1LISTENNative Stepson 5:05
2LISTENBroken Hearted Road 7:42
3LISTENGone Pecan 3:58
4LISTENPort of Calling 5:32
5LISTENBlues Attack 5:14
6LISTENZ. Rider 4:15
7LISTENU.S.S. Zydecoldsmobile 5:09
8LISTENWind in Denver 5:12
9LISTENAll About You 4:21
10LISTENPedal to Metal 7:00
11LISTENCongo Square 10:39

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Sonny Landreth's Grant Street is a compilation of 11 songs chosen from two nights of live shows recorded at the legendary Lafayette honky-tonk watering hole of the same name. The disc exudes raw energy and gritty, formidable talent, first and foremost that of guitarist Landreth. He has, quite simply, few artistic equals, either in the Louisiana blues idiom he favors or any other. In the album opener, the electrified Highland fling "Native Stepson," one is immediately awed by the complex texture produced by just Landreth, David Ranson on bass, and Kenneth Blevins on drums. By means of various wizardries, Landreth is able to make his lone guitar sound like several. He slides, picks, thumps, and strokes his way around the instrument, exploring every nook and cranny, every possibility for nuance and innovation. "Broken Hearted Road" shows off Landreth’s increasingly evocative vocal style. Echoing his fingerwork, he may slide into one word, then over-enunciate another, occasionally punctuating phrases with a well-placed moan or growl. (However, one minor quibble is that the vocals are placed just a bit too far back in this otherwise well balanced recording.) The instrumental "Port of Calling,” one of three new songs, strains with wordless passion, and another, "The Wind in Denver," will blow your hair back with the tension created between Ranson’s rock-steady vamp and Landreth’s expert wails, trailing just behind the beat. Landreth closes with his signature "Congo Square," a song evoking the landmark park in New Orleans where local slaves gathered on their days off to play music together and believed by many to be the birthplace of jazz. A voodoo-esque melody and crisp second-line beat tie this extended ten-minute jam together. The crowd’s enthusiasm never gets in the way, only adding to the music’s exuberance. By all means, see Landreth play live, but Grant Street, his first live disc, is undoubtedly the next-best thing to being there. Lissa Kiernan, Barnes & Noble

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Grant Streetby Anonymous

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May 03, 2008: This CD has the spirit of a club show and the performance is outstanding. One of the best live records I have. The best musical talent is rarely captured with quality live. This gets as close as possible to the live Landreth show. If you are just a general blues fan this will knock you out. If you are a Landreth fan, this CD will have all of your other CD's collecting dust.

Grant Streetby Anonymous

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January 18, 2005: Slide guitar virtuoso Sonny Landreth will be releasing a new live CD January 25, 2005 entitled “Grant Street.” True to its name, Sonny has gone back to his roots in Lafayette, Louisiana to record this CD at the place where he was on the bill of the Grant Street Dancehall’s first show 24 years ago. Over an hour of live cuts; some old (from “Levee Town”, South of I-10” and “The Road We’re On”) and 3 brand new songs showcase his hard driving blues, incredible slide work, and just plain rockin’. Long time associates, Kenneth Blevins on drums and Dave Ranson on bass definitely showcase their talents also, as this disc captures the excitement and electricity that abounds at a live Sonny show. The instrumental “Native Stepson” opens the set, followed by the pounding, driving, “Broken hearted Road”. Crowd favorites “Gone Pecan”, “Port of Calling”, and “Blues Attack” get the feet dancing, and you can’t help but wave your arms in the air when “the dog wags his tail” in “Blues Attack.” Another instrumental, “Z-Rider” warms the crowd up for some down home feelings with the “U.S.S. Zydecoldsmobile.” A brand new tune ‘Wind in Denver” shows that Sonny is still writing some damn good songs. Maybe this will help him get the respect as a songwriter he gets as a player. Another hard, bass driven blues number “All About You,” sets the stage for his second new song, “Pedal to the Metal.” This one has been performed during his 2004 tour and has proved to be a crowd favorite, with Sonny just wailing like the title suggests. The 10 minute encore version of “Congo Square” showcases Sonny’s talents as only a live version can. The CD was recorded this spring over the course of two nights. Sonny insisted on no overdubs, so it’s raw, real energy. The recording itself is of excellent sound quality and well balanced. A highly reccomended disc.


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